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NU 327 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT What are the three factors of Virchow's triad? - Answer- venous stasis (sluggish blood flow), hypercoagulability, and damage to the venous wall (intimal injury). What are most common risk factors of venous thromboembolus formation? - Answer- Immobility, trauma, pregnancy, cancer, heart failure, and estrogen use. Symptoms of pulmonary venous thromboembolus - Answer- Varies secondary to size of embolus and underlying cardiopulmonary conditio...

"Barrett's esophagus refers to an abnormal change (______) in the cells of the inferior portion of the esophagus." correct answers"Metaplasia" "The medical significance of Barrett's esophagus is its strong association with esophageal ________." correct answers"adenocarcinoma" "What is the BEST marker for Iron Deficiency anemia?" correct answers"Ferritin" "What is the first and second diagnostic test in pts with dysphagia?" correct answers1...

What is the pathophysiology for GERD? correct answersRelaxation of gastroesophogeal sphincter allowing reflux of gastric acid & pepsin into the esophagus What are the signs & symptoms of GERD? correct answers1. Dysphagia 2. Heartburn 3. Increased salivation 4. Belching 5. Pain radiating back, neck, or jaw How can sphincter tone in GERD cases be improved? correct answers1. Lose weight if necessary 2. Stop smoking 3. Determine is medicine may be the cause 4. Remain upright after eatin...

Upper GI organs mouth,pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum Lower GI organs small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus Hepatoportal circulation hepatic artery receives oxygenated blood from the inferior mesenteric, gastric, and cystic veins. The hepatic portal vein receives deoxygenated blood from the inferior and superior mesenteric vein and splenic vein and delivers nutrients that have been absorbed from the intestinal system Osmotic diarrhea Caused by the p...

PCCN Exam Questions and Answers what are first clues of ARDS? - Answer-tachypnea, progressive hypoxemia, acute onset what do you see on CXR with ARDS? - Answer-ground glass opacities, WHITE OUT treatment for ARDS: - Answer-intubate, use low tidal volumes, permissive with high CO2, use PEEP to pop alveoli open and pushes fluid out of alveoli back into interstitium three types of non-small cell lung cancer: - Answer-adenocarcinoma large cell carcinoma squamous cell carcinoma what i...

MC esophageal CA - Adenocarcinoma Squamous cell carinoma: MC worldwide, Upper 2/3, a/w smoking Adenocarcinoma: MC in US, Lower 1/3, a/w Barrett's esophagus A 35-year-old-man with a history of occasional bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain presents with acute onset severe abdominal pain. Vital signs are significant for a temperature of 39°C, heart rate 140, and blood pressure 82/55 mm Hg. On physical exam, his abdomen is distended and tympanic. Which of the following diagnostic studies...

NBME Practice MCB Questions and answers A 2 year old girl who is exposed to the sun has progressive development of dryness of the skin, excessive freckling, and keratoses. Skin fibroblasts cultured from this child are most likely to be defective in which of the following? Nuclear excision repair of pyrimidine dimers a 65 year old man has a radical prostacetomy and lymph node dissection for adenocarcinoma of the prostate. which of the following features is involved in the grading of this neo...

ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS premenstrual dysphoric disorder - an emotional disorder marked by repeated episodes of significant depression, anger, irritability, fatigue during the week before menstruation and resolves after dysfunctional uterine bleeding - a condition characterized by abnormal bleeding often due to an imbalance in hormone level changes. Longer exposure to estrogen results in greater thickness of the endometrium and heavy bleeding...

Exam 1: NR283 / NR 283 (Latest Update 2024/2025) Pathophysiology Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct -Chamberlain Q: Caseation necrosis refers to an area where: Answer: dead cells from a thick cheesy substance Q: The nurse is aware that a carrier is Answer: An asymptomatic person those body harbors pathogens and can transmit to others. Q: Which information indicates a nurse understands characteristics of malignant tumors Answer: Cells vary in s...

S/S of Lung Cancer - ️️1. Anorexia, weight loss, or asthenia occurs in 55-90% 2. Up to 60% have a new cough or a change in a chronic cough 3. 6-31% have hemoptysis 4. 25-40% complain of pain 5. change in voice (compromise of the recurrent laryngeal nerve) 6. superior vena cava syndrome (obstruction of the superior vena cava with supraclavicular venous engorgement) 7. Horner syndrome (ipsilateral ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis from involvement of the inferior cervical ganglion and the...